Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Update to: Former ombudsman, Freddy Carrión, sentenced to three years in prison Published: Volume 6, Issue 3 The former Ombudsman wanted the justice to declare the expiration of the preventive detention. According to the judges of the Court, the sentence, three years in prison for sexual abuse, was handed down within […]
Court denies appeal filed by former defender Freddy Carrión
Published on August 16, 2022
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You know, I’ve been here since 2014 and I’ve never been to Buenos Aries or anywhere in Colombia? I’ve never seen Santiago. Or Medellin or Cali. And I’ve never made it to Patagonia. Those were all places on my list of things to do before I die. And when I moved to South America, I […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Cristo del Consuelo neighborhood, site of explosion, has been crime-ridden for years
On August 14, 2022, an explosion killed 5 people and injured 17 others in Cristo de Consuelo, a neighborhood in the southwest of Guayaquil that has been classified as a conflict area due to the consumption and sale of drugs. In this area, one of the most important Catholic processions in the country is also held every year, which […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Cuenca and Guayaquil launching route of fast-charging electric stations
Four fast charging stations will make up the first interprovincial route of charging stations in the country. There are located on two roads that connect Azuay with Cañar and Guayas. The four stations that will form the first electric charging line linking Cuenca and Guayaquil will be located along 158 kilometers. They are part of […]
Ecuador’s overseas assets may be seized over Perenco oil company case
The oil company’s lawsuit against Ecuador lasted more than 13 years and has not yet officially ended. After more than 10 years of dispute in an arbitration court, the Perenco case had a final decision in 2021: Ecuador was sentenced to pay more than $374 million to the European oil company Perenco. That was the resolution of an international […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Tax collection registers an increase of 29.7% in Ecuador
Update to: New SRI Director to go after tax evaders Published: Volume 6, Issue 41 Ecuador registered an increase of 29.7% in its tax income between January and July 2022, supported by the reactivation of businesses, reported the Internal Revenue Service (SRI). In the first seven months of 2022, tax collections amounted to $10.49 billion. […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Galapagos locals fighting hotel construction that seems to break all the laws
Activists and residence don’t understand how the project moves forward when all the laws are in place to stop it. In Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal, someone has started construction work in front of Punta Carola, one of the most emblematic beaches of the Galapagos Islands. Since the beginning of 2022 they have brought in tractors, cut […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
Lasso’s tax reform is in danger from the Assembly’s ‘new majority’
If the Assembly ‘knocks down’ the reform, the option left to the President is a total veto, which would only keep the reform in place for one more year. The only reform that the Government of Guillermo Lasso has managed to pass in the Assembly has become the next prey of the so-called ‘new majority’ […]
The 11 pre-candidates for Mayor of Cuenca are familiar faces
Eight movements and parties, plus three alliances, selected applicants to compete in the 2023 elections in Cuenca. Only one woman appears on the slate. In Cuenca, the race for mayor is full of familiar faces. After the internal democracy processes of the political organizations, there were 11 pre-candidates who are already promoting their profiles for […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
The number of homicides in Ecuador has doubled to over 2,500 in 2022
The high rate of violence in the country is worrying citizens. According to data from the National Police, between January 1st and August 10, 2022, intentional homicides —homicides, murders, femicides, and contract killings— in Ecuador have doubled compared to the same period in 2021. Although the causes of violence are diverse, the Police attribute 81% of homicides to criminal violence. Above all, […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!
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